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CVE-2026-59901: Netty: [Bzip2Decoder] Infinite Loop in RLE State Machine Leads to Event-Loop Thread Hang

July 22, 2026

The Bzip2Decoder handler in Netty’s compression codec pipeline is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack through a malformed bzip2 stream that permanently captures the event-loop thread in an infinite loop. The vulnerability exists in the run-length encoding (RLE) state machine within [Bzip2BlockDecompressor.read()]

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-558v-64gr-wgg4
  • github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.1.136.Final
  • github.com/netty/netty/releases/tag/netty-4.2.16.Final
  • github.com/netty/netty/security/advisories/GHSA-558v-64gr-wgg4
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59901

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.1.136

Fixed versions

  • 4.1.136

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.1.136 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Source file

maven/io.netty/netty-codec/CVE-2026-59901.yml

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